If your trade mark has been on the Trade Marks Register in the UK for a century then you�re in for a treat. The Patent Office will be in contact with you to offer you the chance to have a certificate issued to mark this occasion. From the Patent Office�s point of view the exercise will �promote Intellectual Property as a valuable business commodity�. It is also being seen as an opportunity for advertise and publicise their companies.
The Patent Office �marks� a significant date
The IPKat doesn�t doubt that trade marks are valuable business assets but he�s not sure that reward for registering that takes 100 years to come to fruition will encourage many more businesspeople to apply for trade marks.
More ways to celebrate a century here, here and here